Applemen’s Stocks throws perfect game

April 10, 2014

INWOOD - Taylor Stocks had a feeling Wednesday was going to be a good day prior to Musselman's matchup with Washington.

While getting coffee that morning, the order number on her receipt matched her No. 10 jersey number.

The result of the Applemen's Eastern Panhandle Athletic Conference softball game at Kamensky Field was much sweeter than the latte she had gotten earlier that day.

Stocks struck out the first 13 Washington batters she faced as part of a perfect performance in Musselman's 9-0 victory.

"I felt nervous to start the game because this one was important," Stocks said of the game. "I was glad we came out as confident as we did."

"Taylor is a seasoned pitcher for being a sophomore," Musselman coach Shannon DeMasi said. "She comes in with a mindset and a game plan for every game."

After Stock struck out the side in the top of the first, the Applemen took advantage early with a run.

Washington pitcher Carly Jansure retired the first two batters before a lapse on defense put Brittany Ingram on base. Stocks singled and advanced to second on the throw as Ingram slid safely to third. As Ashley Bentley singled to bring Ingram to the plate, play was halted after the ball hit bounced to Jansure and hit her in the mouth.

"Props to Carly for staying in after taking a ball to the face," Washington coach Amanda Orkoskey said.

Following the hit to the face, Jansure retired the next batter on a popout to end the first, but the Applemen scored six runs in the bottom of the second inning.

"We had to get the first batter to reach base," DeMasi said. "Then it just trickles down. Our girls do a great job of being aggressive at the plate while swinging for the base hit."

Kelcie Jenkins doubled to start the inning for Musselman and went to third on a successful bunt by Brittney DeMarco that went over the third baseman's head.

Jackie Baker walked to load the bases, and the first two runs of the inning came around on a single by Tori Butler. Haley Fischer singled on a bunt to load the bases for a second time, and Baker came in to score when Ingram was hit by a pitch.

INWOOD - Taylor Stocks had a feeling Wednesday was going to be a good day prior to Musselman's matchup with Washington.

While getting coffee that morning, the order number on her receipt matched her No. 10 jersey number.

The result of the Applemen's Eastern Panhandle Athletic Conference softball game at Kamensky Field was much sweeter than the latte she had gotten earlier that day.

Stocks struck out the first 13 Washington batters she faced as part of a perfect performance in Musselman's 9-0 victory.

"I felt nervous to start the game because this one was important," Stocks said of the game. "I was glad we came out as confident as we did."

"Taylor is a seasoned pitcher for being a sophomore," Musselman coach Shannon DeMasi said. "She comes in with a mindset and a game plan for every game."

After Stock struck out the side in the top of the first, the Applemen took advantage early with a run.

Washington pitcher Carly Jansure retired the first two batters before a lapse on defense put Brittany Ingram on base. Stocks singled and advanced to second on the throw as Ingram slid safely to third. As Ashley Bentley singled to bring Ingram to the plate, play was halted after the ball hit bounced to Jansure and hit her in the mouth.

"Props to Carly for staying in after taking a ball to the face," Washington coach Amanda Orkoskey said.

Following the hit to the face, Jansure retired the next batter on a popout to end the first, but the Applemen scored six runs in the bottom of the second inning.

"We had to get the first batter to reach base," DeMasi said. "Then it just trickles down. Our girls do a great job of being aggressive at the plate while swinging for the base hit."

Kelcie Jenkins doubled to start the inning for Musselman and went to third on a successful bunt by Brittney DeMarco that went over the third baseman's head.

Jackie Baker walked to load the bases, and the first two runs of the inning came around on a single by Tori Butler. Haley Fischer singled on a bunt to load the bases for a second time, and Baker came in to score when Ingram was hit by a pitch.

INWOOD - Taylor Stocks had a feeling Wednesday was going to be a good day prior to Musselman's matchup with Washington.

While getting coffee that morning, the order number on her receipt matched her No. 10 jersey number.

The result of the Applemen's Eastern Panhandle Athletic Conference softball game at Kamensky Field was much sweeter than the latte she had gotten earlier that day.

Stocks struck out the first 13 Washington batters she faced as part of a perfect performance in Musselman's 9-0 victory.

"I felt nervous to start the game because this one was important," Stocks said of the game. "I was glad we came out as confident as we did."

"Taylor is a seasoned pitcher for being a sophomore," Musselman coach Shannon DeMasi said. "She comes in with a mindset and a game plan for every game."

After Stock struck out the side in the top of the first, the Applemen took advantage early with a run.

Washington pitcher Carly Jansure retired the first two batters before a lapse on defense put Brittany Ingram on base. Stocks singled and advanced to second on the throw as Ingram slid safely to third. As Ashley Bentley singled to bring Ingram to the plate, play was halted after the ball hit bounced to Jansure and hit her in the mouth.

"Props to Carly for staying in after taking a ball to the face," Washington coach Amanda Orkoskey said.

Following the hit to the face, Jansure retired the next batter on a popout to end the first, but the Applemen scored six runs in the bottom of the second inning.

"We had to get the first batter to reach base," DeMasi said. "Then it just trickles down. Our girls do a great job of being aggressive at the plate while swinging for the base hit."

Kelcie Jenkins doubled to start the inning for Musselman and went to third on a successful bunt by Brittney DeMarco that went over the third baseman's head.

Jackie Baker walked to load the bases, and the first two runs of the inning came around on a single by Tori Butler. Haley Fischer singled on a bunt to load the bases for a second time, and Baker came in to score when Ingram was hit by a pitch.

Stocks helped her own cause by hitting a two-run double before scoring on a double by Bethany Jenkins to make the score 7-0.

As Stocks continued to rack up the strikeouts, the Applemen continued to score, stretching their lead to nine runs in the third inning.

Baker singled to get the Applemen started before a pair of errors brought her to the plate and put Butler in scoring position. Ingram singled to bring Butler to the plate to make the score 9-0.

Stocks struck out the side in the fourth and the first batter in the fifth before Christina Collins broke the streak with a grounder to Fischer that was scooped up for the out.

"I was a little scared," Stocks said of entering the fifth inning with a perfect game on the line. "I was more scared because it was really close."